Hey Folks....due to all the available Podcasts and streaming these days, I'm discontinuing the Blog....thanks for following for the past 10 plus years...it's been fun!
Monday, March 1, 2021
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Another Iditarod Coming to a Close
A few surprise shuffling of the 6-10 spots into Nome made for an exciting end to the top ten:
Millie Porslid just came in 15th....its been a while since a woman won the Rookie of the Year Award...was Jessie Royer the last one way back in 2001???
My friend Aliy will be placing in 18th this year....she knew early on she didn't have a competitive Team, so I hope she enjoyed the scenery on this trip!! She always gives her best, usually with a smile on her face! I will wait to see her arrival under the Burled Arch before heading to bed.
Thanks for following along this year....please take care and hopefully the world will be in a better place next year at this time. We can only hope!
Millie Porslid just came in 15th....its been a while since a woman won the Rookie of the Year Award...was Jessie Royer the last one way back in 2001???
My friend Aliy will be placing in 18th this year....she knew early on she didn't have a competitive Team, so I hope she enjoyed the scenery on this trip!! She always gives her best, usually with a smile on her face! I will wait to see her arrival under the Burled Arch before heading to bed.
Thanks for following along this year....please take care and hopefully the world will be in a better place next year at this time. We can only hope!
Top 5 are in.....next 5 are close!
As expected, Waerner took the 2020 Crown, followed by Mitch in an awesome coastal run with lots of speed to capture 2nd. Then it was Jessie, Sass and now Burmeister.
The next 5 are coming in quickly....here is what it looks like from the Tracker:
Ulsom and Paige are within a mile of each other, 3 miles from the finish!
The next 5 are coming in quickly....here is what it looks like from the Tracker:
Ulsom and Paige are within a mile of each other, 3 miles from the finish!
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
To the Finish!
Thomas Waerner pulled the snow hook in White Mountain and will be in Nome sometime tonight. There is nothing to stop him now....he will be the 2020 Iditarod Champion!
There will be plenty if racing in this last 72 miles to Nome for the rest of the top ten.....here they are in the order they came into White Mountain. Each one will have to serve out 8 hours of rest and then the race to the top 10 in ON!
Places 6 - 10 will be especially fun to watch! Minutes separate these placings into White Mountain....Ill keep you posted all day tomorrow because I took the day OFF!
There will be plenty if racing in this last 72 miles to Nome for the rest of the top ten.....here they are in the order they came into White Mountain. Each one will have to serve out 8 hours of rest and then the race to the top 10 in ON!
Places 6 - 10 will be especially fun to watch! Minutes separate these placings into White Mountain....Ill keep you posted all day tomorrow because I took the day OFF!
Waerner Pushes on to White Mountain - Seavey Speeds into 2nd Place
In a surprising realization this morning, I see Mitch Seavey got into Elim before Jessie Royer and Aaron Burmeister! He knows he can not catch Waerner….but wow, he can certainly catch some of the other front runners.
Thomas is about halfway to White Mountain, where he will enjoy his last 8 hours before heading to Nome and winning the 2020 Iditarod. He rested 2 hours in Elim, before checking out prior to Mitch arriving.
Here is the Tracker.....my girl Aliy is getting off the ice in Koyuk…..go Aliy!
Thomas is about halfway to White Mountain, where he will enjoy his last 8 hours before heading to Nome and winning the 2020 Iditarod. He rested 2 hours in Elim, before checking out prior to Mitch arriving.
Here is the Tracker.....my girl Aliy is getting off the ice in Koyuk…..go Aliy!
Monday, March 16, 2020
And here they come!
Jessie leads the charge, followed by Burmeister and the rest. Interviews in Koyuk reveal their acknowledgement Thomas Waerner is out of reach....each placing themselves in a good position with a rested Team to pounce in case something goes wrong for Thomas.
Burmeister says the crossing of the Norton Sound was HOT....and the snow was like mashed potatoes....slow going....4 to 5 mph in the heat. Six snow machines passed the chase pack, they were caribou hunters....their sleds softened the surface and it could not harden in the heat....leaving the chase pack to slog through Norton Sound......it was foggy and the air was stifling....the dogs were not happy, and the Mushers were not either. Some like Paige and Sass pulled over and rested in the sun, while the others continued the slog to Koyuk. Right before they arrived, Waerner pushed out of Koyuk. He needs to be careful.....the hills out of Koyuk are long and steep...doing this in the heat may zap the dogs energy. Its happened before.....even in this race Richie Diehl had a problem with getting his dogs to leave Nulato….today he scratched. Aaron Peck also scratched....so catching Waerner would take a catastrophic hiccup in his Team. But he will have plenty of time to give them rest in Elim with a 22 mile lead over the chase pack. Easy Thomas....don't blow it now!
Here it is from the Tracker:
Burmeister says the crossing of the Norton Sound was HOT....and the snow was like mashed potatoes....slow going....4 to 5 mph in the heat. Six snow machines passed the chase pack, they were caribou hunters....their sleds softened the surface and it could not harden in the heat....leaving the chase pack to slog through Norton Sound......it was foggy and the air was stifling....the dogs were not happy, and the Mushers were not either. Some like Paige and Sass pulled over and rested in the sun, while the others continued the slog to Koyuk. Right before they arrived, Waerner pushed out of Koyuk. He needs to be careful.....the hills out of Koyuk are long and steep...doing this in the heat may zap the dogs energy. Its happened before.....even in this race Richie Diehl had a problem with getting his dogs to leave Nulato….today he scratched. Aaron Peck also scratched....so catching Waerner would take a catastrophic hiccup in his Team. But he will have plenty of time to give them rest in Elim with a 22 mile lead over the chase pack. Easy Thomas....don't blow it now!
Here it is from the Tracker:
Waerner the Ghost Musher
"Don't ever let the competition see ya....leave town right before they get in....it will demoralize them."
This has been the mantra of Mushers in the lead for decades....if I were to guess, the chase pack has run out of chase, and is resolved to hand this over to Waerner without challenge. Why? Because they know their Teams, and don't want to push their Teams to a point where they wont want to go (Brent Sass 2016). Or perhaps they know they cant catch him, and will strategize for a placement in the top 5.....after all, they can see and size up those Teams. For whatever reason, there does not appear to be any Musher who is willing to run after him....so he is gone.....like a ghost.
This has been the mantra of Mushers in the lead for decades....if I were to guess, the chase pack has run out of chase, and is resolved to hand this over to Waerner without challenge. Why? Because they know their Teams, and don't want to push their Teams to a point where they wont want to go (Brent Sass 2016). Or perhaps they know they cant catch him, and will strategize for a placement in the top 5.....after all, they can see and size up those Teams. For whatever reason, there does not appear to be any Musher who is willing to run after him....so he is gone.....like a ghost.
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